Is it my imagination, or are there more Christmas lights up this year than there was last year? It seems like every street is trying to outdo the other, at least in our neighbourhood. The displays range from the understated and tasteful to the “oh my goodness, how do they pay their power bill?”…
This Changes Everything: Simeon
We all know the words; we’ve heard them over and over again. If you close your eyes, you can almost picture the. The Old Testament words that are read each year during Advent. The words of Isaiah, Micah and David which relate to the coming Messiah. They are repeated in sermons and songs and printed…
Joy to the World
Have you noticed that they’re not wishing you a “Merry Christmas” in the stores as much these days? Oh, you might get a “Season’s Greetings” or a “Happy Holiday,” but woe be upon the poor sales associate who should insensitively bestow upon you a salutation which includes the word “Christmas.” The rationale is that they…
Population Panic
The headline read: We’ve already hit peak child. And I was intrigued. Who was this peak child they were speaking of? Who hit them and why? Alas, the story was not about an assault or a spanking, but instead, it was about the earth’s population. According to the news story, there will never be more…
This Changes Everything: The Second Coming
“I love it when a plan comes together.” Those of you who are older than dirt probably remember this phrase being used by Hannibal Smith in the A-Team. It was first used in the pilot of the show on January 23, 1983. That will be forty years ago in two months. Forty years before that…
A Twist in Time
This morning I had a thought. And you’re probably thinking that it was just beginners’ luck. I realized that no matter how bad that past has been or how vile our ancestors may have acted, we are the result. It’s not just society that is a result of history, but each of us personally. If…
I Like Being Early, But . . .
It started just like every other Tuesday morning. I woke up shortly before five a.m. in order to be at the church to unlock and put the coffee on before the guys arrived for the men’s study at six.It was only while I was in the shower getting ready to shave that it suddenly dawned…
Spiritual Disciplines: Scripture Study
Start by reading three random passages from A Fisherman’s Tale. You may have recognized those passages as random paragraphs from my new book, “A Fisherman’s Tale.” And from those three passages, you probably figured out that the book is about Jesus. It is a retelling of the Gospel from Simon Peter’s perspective. But they were…
The River of Time
I read a novel a while ago about a man’s attempt to change the past. In this case, he is trying to prevent the assassination of JFK.I know time travel isn’t possible, but it is just a novel. Although sometimes wonder if we are on the bank while the river of time flows by or…
Not enough. . .
People were outraged, but then again, society seems to live in a constant state of outrage these days. If you missed the news, the outrage was over the fact that Colin Thatcher had been invited to the most recent opening session of the Saskatchewan legislature by his long-time friend, MLA Lyle Stewart. The outrage, of…